OOC INFORMATION Player: Bookie Age: 22 Personal Journal:sozettaslow Contact Info: aim: bookworm1208; plurk: bookworm12890 Other Characters: N/A
IC INFORMATION Characters Name: Neku Sakuraba Age: 15 Canon: The World Ends With You Canon Point: Post-secret ending Species: Human Gender: Male Orientation: He’s been too busy being dead to think about it- mostly likely bi.
History:Backstory time! Appearance:Hey look a picture Personality: One of the most obvious traits Neku possesses is that he’s a loner. At the beginning of the game, he doesn’t play well with others, doesn’t trust them, doesn’t want to get to know them, and certainly doesn’t want to be around them. This changes through the course of the Game- he learns to open up to others, figures out he has to rely on and trust them, and manages to make friends. However, his patience for stupidity and general annoyances is still pretty low, and he isn’t about to go out and befriend everyone in Shibuya.
Related to this is the fact that Neku can seem abrasive to people. He puts up a cold front most of the time, and even when people get to know him what he says and how he says things can make him very standoff-ish. That fact that he is remarkably stubborn can either hurt him or help him too. On the one hand, if he wants to get something done, he will do almost anything (just short of killing a friend) in order to make that happen. On the other hand, it can just add to his abrasiveness, especially when the aim is to get someone to leave him alone.
One of the biggest themes in the game is trust, which is something Neku initially had a lot of trouble with. Now, however, it’s very important to him. He still doesn’t trust easily, but when you get that trust from him it’s unbreakable. He is fiercely loyal to the people he cares about. This doesn’t stop him from wanting to kill them when they do things he doesn’t like, but if someone is one of those few people they could say ‘do you trust me?’ and shut him up pretty quickly.
Something touched on (remarkably briefly) in the game is that Neku is very intelligent. (He has the square root of 3 memorized.) He’s also very appreciative of the arts, though he sometimes uses that to isolate himself from other people, namely by blasted music through his headphones.
Overall, Neku has a good heart, and when given reason to care, will act. Even though he gets annoyed with stupidity quickly, he’s willing to put up with and tolerate more than he would have before entering the Game. He doesn’t like a lot of people, but still respects that they have their own right to exist and have their own beliefs and dreams. He values his friends very highly, and ‘trust your partner’ has become a sort of mantra for him. He’s not perfect yet, not by any means, but is more willing than he once was to let his world grow, which he knows he can only do by opening up to others. Abilities: Neku is a 'psych genius,' meaning he can use all the pins ever. No, seriously. He also has a Player Pin, which has three main uses: scanning for Noise (monsters), reading people’s surface thoughts, and ‘imprinting’ a word or idea into people’s heads to get them to think about it. It also protects him from having his thoughts read or being imprinted on. He’s a pretty smart kid, and after three weeks of being in a life-or-death game, he has decent running stamina. He also really appreciates the arts, and may idolize his favorite artist and want to be able to do all the things he does. Maybe. He's not a raging fanboy or anything, promise. Other: He is a grumpy little teenager BUT HE’S NICE I SWEAR.
Third Person: Neku pulled himself up, rubbing at his face before belatedly realizing that what he’d seen was not a part of his room. And when he lowers his hands, that is... unfortunately, confirmed.
It says something about his life, that waking up in random places isn’t completely out of the oridinary. The only problem is, this isn’t Shibuya.
“Where the hell...” he muttered, sitting up in... was this a lawn chair? It was. What the fuck.
Neku pulled himself out of the chair, looking back at the house, then the neighborhood, and then the sudden weight in his hands- where those keys? Those were keys. Could this get any weirder?
...Yes, he realizes, yes it could.
With a frustrated sigh, Neku pushes the door open, looking for someone, anyone. He needs to find out what’s going on here, and fast.
OTHER Housing Request?: None. Did you read the rules and FAQ?: Yes! Would you like your application to be unscreened?: Yes.
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Neku Sakuraba | The World Ends With You | Reserved
Player: Bookie
Age: 22
Personal Journal:
Contact Info: aim: bookworm1208; plurk: bookworm12890
Other Characters: N/A
IC INFORMATION
Characters Name: Neku Sakuraba
Age: 15
Canon: The World Ends With You
Canon Point: Post-secret ending
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Orientation: He’s been too busy being dead to think about it- mostly likely bi.
History: Backstory time!
Appearance: Hey look a picture
Personality:
One of the most obvious traits Neku possesses is that he’s a loner. At the beginning of the game, he doesn’t play well with others, doesn’t trust them, doesn’t want to get to know them, and certainly doesn’t want to be around them. This changes through the course of the Game- he learns to open up to others, figures out he has to rely on and trust them, and manages to make friends. However, his patience for stupidity and general annoyances is still pretty low, and he isn’t about to go out and befriend everyone in Shibuya.
Related to this is the fact that Neku can seem abrasive to people. He puts up a cold front most of the time, and even when people get to know him what he says and how he says things can make him very standoff-ish. That fact that he is remarkably stubborn can either hurt him or help him too. On the one hand, if he wants to get something done, he will do almost anything (just short of killing a friend) in order to make that happen. On the other hand, it can just add to his abrasiveness, especially when the aim is to get someone to leave him alone.
One of the biggest themes in the game is trust, which is something Neku initially had a lot of trouble with. Now, however, it’s very important to him. He still doesn’t trust easily, but when you get that trust from him it’s unbreakable. He is fiercely loyal to the people he cares about. This doesn’t stop him from wanting to kill them when they do things he doesn’t like, but if someone is one of those few people they could say ‘do you trust me?’ and shut him up pretty quickly.
Something touched on (remarkably briefly) in the game is that Neku is very intelligent. (He has the square root of 3 memorized.) He’s also very appreciative of the arts, though he sometimes uses that to isolate himself from other people, namely by blasted music through his headphones.
Overall, Neku has a good heart, and when given reason to care, will act. Even though he gets annoyed with stupidity quickly, he’s willing to put up with and tolerate more than he would have before entering the Game. He doesn’t like a lot of people, but still respects that they have their own right to exist and have their own beliefs and dreams. He values his friends very highly, and ‘trust your partner’ has become a sort of mantra for him. He’s not perfect yet, not by any means, but is more willing than he once was to let his world grow, which he knows he can only do by opening up to others.
Abilities:
Neku is a 'psych genius,' meaning he can use all the pins ever. No, seriously. He also has a Player Pin, which has three main uses: scanning for Noise (monsters), reading people’s surface thoughts, and ‘imprinting’ a word or idea into people’s heads to get them to think about it. It also protects him from having his thoughts read or being imprinted on. He’s a pretty smart kid, and after three weeks of being in a life-or-death game, he has decent running stamina. He also really appreciates the arts, and may idolize his favorite artist and want to be able to do all the things he does. Maybe.
He's not a raging fanboy or anything, promise.Other: He is a grumpy little teenager BUT HE’S NICE I SWEAR.
SAMPLES
First Person:
In which Neku died and came back and freaks out a poor little Nobody/replica
Third Person:
Neku pulled himself up, rubbing at his face before belatedly realizing that what he’d seen was not a part of his room. And when he lowers his hands, that is... unfortunately, confirmed.
It says something about his life, that waking up in random places isn’t completely out of the oridinary. The only problem is, this isn’t Shibuya.
“Where the hell...” he muttered, sitting up in... was this a lawn chair? It was. What the fuck.
Neku pulled himself out of the chair, looking back at the house, then the neighborhood, and then the sudden weight in his hands- where those keys? Those were keys. Could this get any weirder?
...Yes, he realizes, yes it could.
With a frustrated sigh, Neku pushes the door open, looking for someone, anyone. He needs to find out what’s going on here, and fast.
OTHER
Housing Request?: None.
Did you read the rules and FAQ?: Yes!
Would you like your application to be unscreened?: Yes.
Accepted
Congrats, your application has been accepted! Your character is now living at 1404 in Holly Heights, with a child slot. In order to get the ball rolling, here's what you need to do:
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